Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 16 | American Hockey Team Wins Opener at Olympics

American merican Hockey Team Wins Opener at Olympics G GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH Germany Feb 6 Iff Canada UP Canada and the United States Strates twin pow powers rs of world hoOke hockey swept through gh their opening matches tod today y as u the fourth winter Olympics got away to a snow laden laden w-laden start start before spec spec- spec spec- As Ai swirling flakes all but obscured obscured ob ob obscured the action and nd slowed up tip play to a a. a walk tho the United States led by Gordon Smith and Jack Garmon Garrison Gar Car mon rison of ot Boa Boston ton turned back Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's sextet in a L tight d defensive f battle 1 0 t-o t before spectators In Inthe Inthe the ice stadium Canada defending champion trounced e Poland 8 1 in its Its' u initial l test on lake with a bare hardy fans looking on Smith sc scored red the only goal of the German American tussle late IntO Inthe in inthe the first period but it took a rugged defense led by Iy Garrison to hold off the tho whose Jewish center Rudi Ball was an n outstanding star These two m matches marking the start of Ct actual c competition in the international carnival that has drawn m more re than 1000 athletes from 28 nations came came ame several hours hour after Chancellor Hitler formally had op opened the games in an impressive ceremony in the ski aid stadium As Ai the contestants picturesquely Oy iy g garbed stood tood in the center of the stadium Dr Ritter Halt von president dent of the German Olympic organ organizing izing committee committie told tho cro crowd that wo Germans Germ t to show the world that true to the command of ot our our f fuehrer ehrer we wo w desire to make these games a a. rest real festival of peace p and understanding For America the tho honor or of carryIng carrying carry carry- Ing the flag fell upon Rolf Roif veteran skier from Lake Lako Placid N. N Y Willy Villy Bogner ace skier bore the German emblem As each national delegation I marched past Hitler with flag lowered lowered low low- ered the fuehrer gave tho sa za- za lute M Most st of the competitors competitor from foreign l lands returned the salute in kind but the the Americans were among those who dl did not Sonja Norway's perennial figure figurer skating champion received the great greatest t. t personal ovation from the tho crowd She was dressed in white and wore ore a long fur coat Sh She nodded and smiled broadly at admirers Etsuko Inada young Japanese girl figure skater also was given great applause The national delegations getting the biggest hands banda included the French and Austrians both poth oth of whom gave th the nazi nal salute in pronounced pronounced pro pro- fashion